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BRITISH COLUMBIA:
"Mount Eisenhower"
by Richard Jack, R.C.A.
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The painting depicts one of the most magnificent peaks in the Canadian Rockies, Castle Mountain, which was re-named Mount Eisenhower in 1946 as a tribute by Canada to the leadership given to the Allied Armies by the Supreme Commander, General Eisenhower of the U.S. The painting was a gift from Canadian Club member Mr. B.C. Burroughes given to symbolise the close and friendly relationship between the United States and Canada. The original choice of a painting to represent British Columbia was "Okanagan Valley" by Walter Joseph Phillips, R.C.A. currently on loan to Canada House in London. For the purposes of this web-site, we have taken the liberty of assigning the painting to its home province.

About the artist: Born in 1866 in Sunderland, England; immigrated to Canada in 1920; died in Montreal, Quebec in 1952. Commissioned as Canada's first official war artist in 1916. Lived in Montreal from 1931 to 1952. Awarded the Silver Medal for Portraiture at the Paris International Exhibition. Paintings in the National Archives, Ottawa. Famous paintings include a portrait of King George V and "Rehearsal with Mikisch" which was purchased for the British National Collection.